Food Review: Hostess Twinkies Ice Cream

*DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion. no paid writing here.
It's delicious for some odd reason. I enjoy the fact that there's little Twinkies pieces in them to give the ice cream a distinct taste. It's pretty sweet though so you may not want to eat the whole container at once (if it's the little pint size containers). It's not the healthiest whatsoever. But definitely great comfort food. Plus it was semi-cheap at the Dollar General I go to, so why not try something different? With ice cream it's difficult for me to process the taste sometimes because it does get too cold for my teeth (sensory issues, due to ASD) but it's something I personally will get again if it's on sale or cheap.

Info per serving :  Calories 160, Fat 8, Sodium 50, Carbs 20, Sugar 17, Protein 2 (one container = 3.5 servings approximately)
Health Rating : 2.1/5
Taste Rating : 4.9/5

Overall Rating : 3.5/5 

Food Review: Bai Antioxidant Cocofusion Molokai Coconut

*DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion. no paid writing here.

This one is a strong coconut flavoring. At first when I tried coconut flavored Bai, I felt that I wasn't going to like it. If it was going to taste anything like coconut milk or coconut water; then count me out. But this is definitely sweeter than coconut water. I have a disdain for coconut water because it is gross, and I do not understand why people drink it as a standalone beverage. I think this is a really good variation of the cocofusions Bai has to offer. Will definitely get this variation again in the near future. Well Done, Bai.

Info: 2 servings per bottle. (per serving): Calories 5, Fat 0, Sodium 35, Carbs 6, Sugars 1, Protein 0
Health Rating: 4.5/5
Taste Rating: 4.2/5
Overall Rating: 4.35/5

New Discovered Albums (Months of August and September)

Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa - Domingo (1967) 8.5/10

Peter Buck of R.E.M recommended this album. It's Brazilian but it's an amazing album. Probably only accessible on Spotify and vinyl (as I couldn't find a CD of this album) But has this easy-listening and folk infusion. The vocals are clean. The instrumentals are also pretty clean and easy to listen to. I think this could be an essential record for people into world music. And what I consider world music as an American is foreign for starters, and has an ethnic vibe to whatever region the artists belong to. On a personal base, I wanted to give this album at least two listen throughs before making a rating. This is the first Folk and World infused album I've given a chance to, and will listen to it again.

Esprit 空想 - 200% Electronica (2017) 7/10

A chillwave/vaporwave type of album. Definitely a must for avid vaporwave fans. People think of Vaporwave and only think of Macintosh Plus/Vektroid. Esprit 空想 has this chillwave vibe to their work; well with this album anyways. Generally I can't give vaporwave more than an 8 out of 10, because of how it does sometimes blend into each song, and that can be overwhelming for my sensory issues sometimes; and could make me very tired easily. Not to say that this album is bad by any means, personally I have to be in the mood for this type of music anyways. It's definitely not something I'd play on repeat every day.

Florence + The Machine - High As Hope (2018) 8.5/10

I've heard mixed reviews about this album. From the first lesson, it definitely is a hit with me. I think people didn't like the polarizing of the tracks. Honestly, this is Florence at her finest, with her vocal range. Yes, this album might not appeal to the mainstream media (people who are fanatics of mumble rap or trending music) Objectively my favorite tracks are: Sky Full of Song, Hunger, and Grace. Indie for sure, through and through. I wanted to give this somewhere between an eight and nine for ratings, so I decided 8.5 would be appropriate (just from my personal tastes).

Earth - The Bees Made Honey in The Lion's Skull (2009) 7.5/10

Introductory to Drone Metal/Rock. If you want to get into that genre, I suggest you all listen to anything by Earth really. This album in particular, I found via podcasts on iTunes circa 2009ish when I was a 10th grader in high school. For me personally, it does get to be a little boring after the first 2 tracks, because of how lengthy these tracks are (one being nearly 10 minutes long) with droning instrumentals, and no vocals; which is essentially the point of drone metal anyways. The album cover is interesting, I actually like it. There's like 9 or 10 tracks on this album averaging around 6 to 8 minutes of a track. So around a 45 minute album.

Evanescence - Synthesis (2017) 4/10

Objectively, this has to be Evanescence's worst album. The concept was okay. But the execution was highly poor. There were two newish songs on there Hi-Lo which was a demo from the previous albums, and Imperfection which was the lone new single that has been written for this album. Other than that, Amy was trying to copy what Epica, Within Temptation, and all the other symphonic metal bands have done in the past. And it was poorly executed in my opinion. There was 12 tracks on this album 2 newish songs, and at least 1 instrumental. Then the remaining tracks were rehashes of older songs/hits. The only good songs that I care for My Heart is Broken, Lacrymosa, Lithium and Hi-Lo. They butchered Bring Me to Life and Imaginary for sure. I try to dodge this album if I can when on Spotify unless it's the remakes of songs I enjoy.

Food Review: Nature's Bakery Pomegranate Fig Bar

*DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion. no paid writing here.

You know those Fig Newton bars? Yeah, this is a drier, thicker version of those cookies. The thickness takes away from the actual taste of the pomegranate flavoring. The thickness of the bar took away my ability to know what's going on in terms of how things should taste. Personally I wouldn't get this variety again unless it was 89 cents like the time I bought this bar. The brownie bars were much better than the fig bars; and less thick in consistency than the pomegranate fig bars. Health wise this isn't the best option. You might as well eat a fruity yogurt which will have more protein anyways.

Info:  2 servings per package. (1 serving): Calories 100, Fat Calories 25, Fat 2.5, Sodium 40, Carbs 19, Fiber 1, Sugars 10, Protein 1
Health Rating : 2.5/5
Taste Rating :  3.2/5
Overall Rating : 2.85/5